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Chiles

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Chiles

Chile de agua
chile ancho
árbol
amarillo
chiltepec
cascabel
catarina
guajillo
mora
costeño
chipotel
chilhuacle
pasilla oaxaqueño
pasilla mexicano
piquin
pico de pájaro
puya

Chiles difficult to get outside Oaxaca

Chihuacle
Costeño Amarillo - Costeño Blanco
Amarillo
Chiles de onza (bright orange)

Spices

salsa macha

Dichos = Proverbs

"Si no le pusiste chile, no esperes que te sepa"
"If you did not put chili, do not expect me to know"

iPadio

Essay = Ensayo

Oaxaca is a chile-lovers paradise. Market stalls are filled with exotic chiles, many of which are imported from other states and even other countries. This guide shows foodies where to locate the chiles that spice up the meal.

Oaxaca es un paraíso para los amantes de los chiles. Los puestos del mercados están llenos de chiles exóticos, muchos de los cuales son importados de otros estados e incluso otros países. Esta guía muestra amantes de la cocina donde ubicar los chiles que condimentar la comida.

Fresh (Green)	Dry	Chile Origins (Central de Abastos)	Uses
Chile Guero	Cascabel
	Piquin		Good on corn and chips
Poblano	Ancho		Dried version makes great BBQ
Jalapeño	Chipotle		Chipotle is used to flavor caldo tlalpeño
	Costeño
	Once
	Arbol	India, Japan
	Guajillo	India, Hungary
De Agua		Oaxaca
De Árbol
Mira pa' arriba
Habanero			Used to make Yucatecan salsa xni-pec, "dog's nose"

Events

Mayo - Feria del Chile de Agua, San Sebastián Abasolo

Cascabel

Cascabel literally means 'rattle' in Spanish. When the chile is dry, the seeds rattle. Cascabels are moderately hot and have a nutty and slightly smoky flavor.

Chihuacle

details
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/505260
80 pesos / 200 grams

Chile de Agua

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/chile-de-agua-heirloom-chile-from-oaxaca-zbcz1601.aspx

Guajillo

details

Güero

(canned) used for fish prepared Veracruzana style, also in bacalao a la vizcaína (salt cod stewed with tomatoes, potatoes, chiles, and other ingredients)